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It was Toledo, Spain. They were Avangard/Davos' minor league team.

Pride month is here, and I (like many others) am eager to have a month dedicated to celebration of my personhood. This can be a really beautiful time for people to be happy & proud of their gender, sexuality, romantic interests, etc., and I am so thankful to live in a society where I can (relatively) safely express Queer identities.
 
Pride month is not simply a month of celebration - in fact, it can be a very traumatizing experience for individuals who don’t feel safe enough in their environment to come out. Many people - more than we know - are living in households, cities, states, or countries that pose a serious threat to individuals who don’t fit into the heteronormative or cisnormative constructs that we have created.
 
If you have never heard about these demonstrations, I strongly recommend that you check out this article by the History channel. The Stonewall riots were a response to the routine, discriminatory raids by police in queer spaces, specifically night clubs. Crossdressing was illegal during this time, and police would conduct abrupt and violating on-the-spot investigations of people who wore clothes that aligned with a gender that did not match their sex. Finally, after a particularly disgusting raid at the Stonewall Inn, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, two trans women of color, "began" a revolutionary movement pushing for gay rights like the United States had never seen before.
 
Our month of Pride is rooted in decades of collective trauma among queer people, especially people of color. While the US has made some great movement toward equality and justice for these people, we still have a long way to go. Discrimination and oppression of Queer people, especially those who are not white or white-passing, still exist and run rampant all over the world. This, I’m sure, comes as no surprise to many people.
 
There are still countries where members of the LGBTQIA+ community are criminalized to various degrees - from the death penalty to imprisonment to conversion camps to fines, the world can be a very dangerous place for non-straight, non-monogamous, and non-cisgender people. Individuals and groups are collectively punished simply for existing in a way that doesn’t fit the mold we have created. It’s also important to note that colonialism has had a significant hand in creating these types of environments.
 
Human rights should not be political. It’s outrageous to me that humans are oppressing other humans because they exist differently, and people in power (both socially and politically) use that power to try to control things they have no right in doing so. Oppressed communities have to be loud about their existence because, as we’ve seen in the past, our systems want to snub those voices out.
 
It’s also worth noting that, fundamentally, you do not support the Black Lives Matter movement if you do not support Queer Black people. That’s not up for discussion.
 
The month of June is one of Pride and celebration while also a time for serious reflection about not just ourselves and the communities in which we live. It’s a great opportunity for learning, and I encourage everyone to do so. There is no “right” way to be Queer, and there are a lot of aspects of human life that fall under the category of queerness. Sexuality just scratches the surface.
 
As always, if you have questions about anything I’ve said in this post, questions that you are scared to ask but want the answer to, or just someone to talk to about these topics, my DMs are open (both on Discord and here on the forums). I will say that, if you’re looking to argue or fight, please don’t waste your time sending me a message. Finally, hateful comments won’t be tolerated.
 
Black lives matter. Queer lives matter. Spread more love.

Update. Thought I'd give some tries at a wordmark:
                   
 
Also here are some slightly different variations of the original logo just for some more options:
          

Update. Thought I'd give some tries at a wordmark:
                   
 
Also here are some slightly different variations of the original logo just for some more options:
          

Helsinki Titans
Season 1 - Present
 

@DMaximus

@DMaximus

CHICAGO (JP) - The VHL is just under a third of the way into the season, and they are finally starting to pull away from the playoff logjam that is happening in the North American conference, and are settling in comfortably at #2 behind the Seattle Bears. The Phoenix were many people's favourites to win a Continental Cup this year, and its easy to see why. Most of their players are in their prime, including the league's current leading scorer, Lee Xin. In addition, they arguably have the best defensive core in the league, with reigning Valiq Trophy winner Spencer Elsby joining a team that already featured Matty Socks, and the dynamic duo of L and R. However, the real X-factor of Chicago's Cup chances this year may lie further down the depth chart, with rookie defenceman @Sportsboy57.
 
At the moment, the big American possible robot isn't seeing much ice time with all the veteran talent in front of them. As such, he has yet to register a point thus far in his rookie campaign, though his +7 is above average for the team, and his Hits and Shots Blocked totals rival that of R, who generally plays 15 more minutes per game. But it isn't the rookie's statistics that could push the Phoenix to a Continental Cup victory this season, but his winning tenacity.
 
You see, in the three seasons Sportsboy57 has completed since entering the VHL system, he has won a Championship in two of them. The first was in his rookie VHLM season in S75 with the Philadelphia Reapers, and the second was last season with the Miami Marauders. Clearly, the synthetic has a knack for winning Championships, which is something the Chicago franchise has been looking to add more of since winning the Continental Cup in S76.
 
A Cup victory this season could spell huge dollar signs for Sportsboy57, as the rookie will be a free agent in the off-season. Proving that he is a lucky charm and a Championship lock this season would make him a hot commodity in the open market.
 
Until then, never count out the Chicago Phoenix, as they can always rise from the ashes. Especially with a little luck.
 
- Plenty of words

Retired Numbers came up in gen chat, started looking and saw this subforum and nothing has been updated in years. Unless I'm missing something and there's an updated one somewhere, it would be nice to see at a glance every team's retired numbers
 
https://vhlforum.com/forum/123-retired-numbers/
 
 

Both are great. I just hope everyone had fun.

I actually like the start from #2 better than the finished product.
#1 is really nice though, big fan of the stock work/composition and the twist that was made on the update.

Milan > Rome

very disappointed that rory's intros don't sync up

So what you are saying is... GO POWER
 
 

With the VHLE bringing up the possibility of a Vasteras return, I thought I'd try my hand at updating the old Iron Eagles logo, since I feel like it could use a bit of a refresh. Thoughts? I have a couple other versions but decided to go with this one.
 

With the VHLE bringing up the possibility of a Vasteras return, I thought I'd try my hand at updating the old Iron Eagles logo, since I feel like it could use a bit of a refresh. Thoughts? I have a couple other versions but decided to go with this one.
 

With the VHLE bringing up the possibility of a Vasteras return, I thought I'd try my hand at updating the old Iron Eagles logo, since I feel like it could use a bit of a refresh. Thoughts? I have a couple other versions but decided to go with this one.
 

With the VHLE bringing up the possibility of a Vasteras return, I thought I'd try my hand at updating the old Iron Eagles logo, since I feel like it could use a bit of a refresh. Thoughts? I have a couple other versions but decided to go with this one.
 

With the VHLE bringing up the possibility of a Vasteras return, I thought I'd try my hand at updating the old Iron Eagles logo, since I feel like it could use a bit of a refresh. Thoughts? I have a couple other versions but decided to go with this one.
 

Milan > Rome

Milan > Rome

With the VHLE bringing up the possibility of a Vasteras return, I thought I'd try my hand at updating the old Iron Eagles logo, since I feel like it could use a bit of a refresh. Thoughts? I have a couple other versions but decided to go with this one.
 

With the VHLE bringing up the possibility of a Vasteras return, I thought I'd try my hand at updating the old Iron Eagles logo, since I feel like it could use a bit of a refresh. Thoughts? I have a couple other versions but decided to go with this one.